Freedom Township City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XIV
Off-Street Parking
§ 230-65 Accessible parking space.
A.
All multifamily, commercial, public and industrial uses shall provide handicapped parking spaces for the physically challenged as follows:
Total Parking Spaces | Required Accessible Spaces |
|---|---|
1 to 25 | 1 |
26 to 50 | 2 |
51 to 75 | 3 |
76 to 100 | 4 |
101 to 150 | 5 |
151 to 200 | 6 |
201 to 300 | 7 |
301 to 400 | 8 |
401 to 500 | 9 |
501 to 1,000 | 2% of total |
Over 1,000 | 20 plus 1 per 100 over 1,000 |
B.
Design of accessible spaces shall be completed in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act[1] architectural guidelines and include the following:
(1)
Accessible parking spaces serving a particular building shall be located on the shortest accessible route of travel from adjacent parking to an accessible structure. In parking facilities not serving a particular structure, accessible parking shall be located on the shortest accessible route of travel to an accessible pedestrian entrance of the parking facility.
(2)
Accessible parking spaces shall be at least 10 feet wide.
(3)
One parking access aisle of no less than five feet in width shall be provided for each accessible parking space and shall be a part of the accessible route of no less than three feet in width to the building or facility entrance. A parking access aisle may be shared between two accessible parking spaces.
(4)
Parking spaces and access aisles shall be level with surface slopes not exceeding 2% in all directions.
(5)
Accessible parking spaces shall be designated as reserved by a sign showing the symbol of accessibility. Such signs shall be located so as not to be obscured by a vehicle parked in the space.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq.
§ 230-66 Parking space requirements.
A.
This chapter by reference includes those requirements already delineated in § 195-20 of Chapter 195, Subdivision and Land Development, of the Code of Freedom Township. For purposes of additional information, this chapter supplements the requirements indicated above in the following manner:
Uses | Minimum Required Parking Spaces |
|---|---|
Golf course | 2 spaces for each green, plus 50% of the requirements for any other accessory use. |
Retreat | 1 space for every 6 people at maximum capacity of the main assembly room plus 1 space for every guest room or campsite. |
Shopping centers | 1 space per 500 square feet of floor area devoted to customer use |
B.
Uses not specifically defined. Required parking spaces shall be determined by a study to be prepared by the developer and approved by the Township. The study shall include the following:
C.
Shared parking. Two or more uses may provide for required parking in a common parking lot, if the total space provided is not less than the sum of the spaces required for each use individually. The number of spaces required in a common parking facility may be reduced below this total only as a special exception if it can be demonstrated to the Board of Supervisors that the hours or days of peak parking needed for the uses are so different that a lower total will adequately provide for all uses served by the facility.
D.
Reserve green space. In parking areas of 1/2 acre to five acres, at least 10% of total area shall be devoted to landscaping within the interior of the parking area. In parking areas greater than five acres, 15% of the total area shall be devoted to interior landscaping. Developments of this magnitude, greater than 1/2 acre, have the option of requesting a portion of their required parking area to be kept in reserve green space. This request must be presented for review and recommendation by the Planning Commission during the plan review process. Applicants shall provide documentation to substantiate their request. The Board of Supervisors shall have approval responsibilities for all requests for reserve parking area.